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The announcement marked a major policy shift in the world's top car market that has capped foreign ownership in the sector at 50 per cent for over 20 years

Shanghai will accelerate efforts to cancel restrictions on foreign investment in the auto manufacturing sector, a government official said, a day after Tesla said it would build a wholly owned auto plant in the city.
Earlier this year, China said it would scrap foreign owner-ship caps for companies making fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2018 and all automotive ventures by 2022.
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